Governor’s Volunteer Awards information and the nomination form are available online at www.oregonvolunteers.org/events/gva. Nomination information is also available at Wells Fargo bank branches throughout Oregon.

Through an intense review process, award recipients will be chosen and then honored at a luncheon Nov. 9 at the Salem Conference Center.

Wells Fargo Continues Support
Wells Fargo continues its three-year commitment to the program with an annual gift of $20,000, earning it the title of presenting sponsor. Organizers will use the funds to provide cash grants, which each winner will designate to a nonprofit group of their choosing. Wells Fargo earned the statewide award for Outstanding Volunteer Program in 2010.

“This is a marvelous program and we do all we can to support it,” said Wells Fargo Regional President Don Pearson. “Volunteerism is one of the many ways we help our communities succeed financially. In the past three years, our team members in Oregon and southwest Washington volunteered more than 216,300 hours. Volunteerism is a huge part of our culture.”

Oregon Volunteers Co-Chair J. Michael Schultz said, “Volunteers are at the heart of every community in Oregon. Individuals bring a wide variety of skills to the table, and are supported by businesses, community and faith-based organizations, and government organizations that are all committed to making Oregon communities all that they can be. We are delighted to continue our relationship with Wells Fargo in recognizing the leaders who will receive the Governor’s recognition for their service.

Oregon Volunteers is the State Commission for Voluntary Action and Service promoting and supporting AmeriCorps, volunteerism and civic engagement to strengthen Oregon communities. For more information about Oregon Volunteers, please visit http://www.oregonvolunteers.org

Serving Oregonians since 1852, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 banking stores; 12,000 ATMs; the Internet (wellsfargo.com) and other distribution channels across North America and internationally.